Missions

Oshkosh Area Community Pantry 

Wesley United Methodist Church has been involved in feeding the needy in Oshkosh since 1990. Wesley was a member of the Ecumenical Food Pantry that was located downtown in the Episcopal Church on Division Street. At that time five other churches joined together to form a panty. About 2004 First United Methodist joined the six to make seven churches.

By 2007 the demand for food had increased enough that members of the Oshkosh community recognized a need and began to make plans to establish the Oshkosh Area Community Pantry. St. Vincent de Paul offered part of the building they were moving into on Jackson Street. On April 21,2009, the pantry moved into the offered space and gained a walk-in freezer and refrigerator, many more feet of floor space, and a truck loading dock

The pantry located at St. Vincent de Paul has strived to meet the needs in the area. They are the largest open-choice food pantry in Northeast Wisconsin. The clients are able to choose the food they need for their households, similar to a grocery store. In 2005 the pantry gave 2,789,602 pounds of food and served 2852 households.

The pantry is located in the St. Vincent de Paul store at 2551 Jackson Street. The hours are Monday 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are 10:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. We would like to give the pantry jars of peanut butter, jelly and crackers. A collection will be located on the missions table. Thank you!